The following is the full text of Donald
Trump's statement responding to Pope
Francis' suggestion Thursday that the real
estate mogul isn't Christian.

If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS,
which as everyone knows is ISIS’s ultimate
trophy, I can promise you that the Pope
would have only wished and prayed that
Donald Trump would have been President
because this would not have happened. ISIS
would have been eradicated unlike what is
happening now with our all talk, no action
politicians.

The Mexican government and its leadership
has made many disparaging remarks about
me to the Pope, because they want to
continue to rip off the United States, both
on trade and at the border, and they
understand I am totally wise to them. The
Pope only heard one side of the story - he
didn’t see the crime, the drug trafficking
and the negative economic impact the
current policies have on the United States.
He doesn’t see how Mexican leadership is
outsmarting President Obama and our
leadership in every aspect of negotiation.
For a religious leader to question a person’s
faith is disgraceful. I am proud to be a
Christian and as President I will not allow
Christianity to be consistently attacked and
weakened, unlike what is happening now,
with our current President. No leader,
especially a religious leader, should have the
right to question another man’s religion or
faith. They are using the Pope as a pawn
and they should be ashamed of themselves
for doing so, especially when so many lives
are involved and when illegal immigration is
so rampant.

- Donald J. Trump

If this man becomes President of the United States, Immigration will be a lot tougher

No immigration will not be tougher. "illegal immigration" will be tougher.

I love Donald Trump. I love resilient men with high standards.

That's what America needs